Children are often are not given enough credit. Adults seem to pass them off as objects who care solely about themselves and lack the ability to think logically. In the short story, “Brownies,” by ZZ Packer, a group of 10 year old black girl scouts display reverse racism, accusing a mentally disable troop of calling them a slur.
In “Brownies,” a young girl nicknamed, snot recounts a summer spent with her “friends” who seem more like bullies. The social leaders of the group Octavia and Arnetta, establish their spot at the top by making crude behavior and condescending comments. Octavia’s actions are partially explained after her mother is introduced as a chaperone. Mrs. Hedy was recently divorced and was obviously still recovering, to her daughter's embarrassment, very publically.
For example h Octavia’s mother and her are speaking to the group and Mrs. Hedy says , in regards to her ex husband,”’ I don't know what Robert will do when Octavia and I are gone. Who’ll buy him cigarettes?’ and Octavia would hotly whispered,’Mama,’ in a way that meant: Please don't talk about our problems in front of everyone. Please shut up.”(Packer, 14) The other head of the clique, Arnetta, was the one to accuse the opposing troop of such a hateful act. Saying they called the quietest girl in the group a n****r. Then a plan to ambush …show more content…
After the parents became aware of the effect the nursery was having on their children they attempted to take it away. When the children heard the nursery would no longer be their entertainment, they used it to kill their parents. The nursery was meant to be virtual but after years of tweaking the technology, Peter was able to turn virtual into reality. This story is a dystopia of what can happen to children with too much knowledge and too little guidance by authority figures meant to guide
In “Brownies,” a young girl nicknamed, snot recounts a summer spent with her “friends” who seem more like bullies. The social leaders of the group Octavia and Arnetta, establish their spot at the top by making crude behavior and condescending comments. Octavia’s actions are partially explained after her mother is introduced as a chaperone. Mrs. Hedy was recently divorced and was obviously still recovering, to her daughter's embarrassment, very publically.
For example h Octavia’s mother and her are speaking to the group and Mrs. Hedy says , in regards to her ex husband,”’ I don't know what Robert will do when Octavia and I are gone. Who’ll buy him cigarettes?’ and Octavia would hotly whispered,’Mama,’ in a way that meant: Please don't talk about our problems in front of everyone. Please shut up.”(Packer, 14) The other head of the clique, Arnetta, was the one to accuse the opposing troop of such a hateful act. Saying they called the quietest girl in the group a n****r. Then a plan to ambush …show more content…
After the parents became aware of the effect the nursery was having on their children they attempted to take it away. When the children heard the nursery would no longer be their entertainment, they used it to kill their parents. The nursery was meant to be virtual but after years of tweaking the technology, Peter was able to turn virtual into reality. This story is a dystopia of what can happen to children with too much knowledge and too little guidance by authority figures meant to guide